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Matt Smith

That seems reasonable - the hatnote is a bit of a mess but should help avoid confusion (although the confusion seemed to largely be with the first chap - who was credited as Matt Smith early in his career - it is also noteworthy that when I went to the Comic Book DB to source Matthew Smith it turns out they've also made the same error so I've flagged it). At the moment it doesn't look like the fourth Matt Smith is notable enough to make it on here but could be mistaken for the illustrator (as the bulk of his work seems to be in magazines and books) but I'll keep an eye on the situation. I think the medium-to-long term fix is to move Matt Smith (comics) and use the page to disambiguate the various parties but I think that disambiguating should address the concerns (it certainly seemed to have stopped the problems) and once the Comic Book DB is fixed I'll source them both (at the moment it'll only add to the confusion). (Emperor 17:56, 25 October 2007 (UTC))

User:Marhawkman

Hey Sess, I was wondering if you can explain to User:Marhawkman about why attack lists on fictional character articles are not allowed? I can't seem to find the link to it, and simply directing him to WP:CRUFT didn't seem to give him the answer he wanted either. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 22:44, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Of course not. This has come up many times before. Last time the concensus was that only the more significant ones were warranted. In the case of DBZ characters, making an attack list is similar to the way other comic book/manga/anime characters have a powers and abilities section.--Marhawkman 23:05, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

18

This time you went and removed several section that DID have references cited. >(--Marhawkman 01:17, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

The part about her relationship with Gero cited the Videogames as a source of the information. That does count as a reference even if it doesn't have a reference tag. Your interpretation of the rules regarding references are excessive.--Marhawkman 02:23, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

I'll do that when I finish rewriting the article. The finished version will be around 1k larger. :)--Marhawkman 02:34, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

:???: You do of course realize that citing the movie is considered a reference?--Marhawkman 09:03, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

All you had to do was put a ref tag explaining that it was from a specific movie...--Marhawkman 22:18, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Admin

On the Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS) article, this user named Bluerfn broke the 3RR rule by reverting four times. The proof is here.I don't know how to get into contact with an admin, so can you do it for me? Please and thank you. --Ryu-chan (Talk | Contributions) 19:33, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Spider-Man: Friend or Foe response

The only other site that mentions this is IMDb. Too bad no one submitted the VA for Doctor Octopus there. Rtkat3 (talk) 3:53, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Computer Voice they meant. Rtkat3 (talk) 9:48, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

RE: RE: Admin

Thank you for your assistance with this matter. I am very grateful. --Ryu-chan (Talk | Contributions) 02:46, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Ugh, wikistress returns

These two users, User:Tyar and Stopdroproll have repeatedly reverted my edits to the saga pages and have made abusive comments to my talk page, should I start a suspected sock puppet report, or simply report them to AIV? DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! —Preceding comment was added at 17:53, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for all the help Sess, this wikistress is really getting to me, I think I may take a wikibreak for a week or so. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 18:19, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

I think this weekend should suffice for a good break. On monday my plans are to write a good plot summary for Freeza Cell and Future Trunks along with a boat load of references. Until monday though, I shall relax, relax, relax.. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 18:25, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Category:Fiction writers

I'm sorry, I'm not sure I know what you mean. It does kind of seem like the categories for comic book editors and manga artists ought to be under the "umbrella" of the fiction writers cat, though they don't seem to be. Is that what you mean? faithless (^speak) 08:46, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, I'd have to disagree with you about adding animators. If I'm not mistaken, manga artists and comic book editors both participate in the writing of the books, so I could see their inclusion, but don't animators just do the artwork? faithless (^speak) 08:27, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Morph (Disney character)

Thanks for reminding me - I usually get it right... Hut 8.5 08:55, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Joey Shabadoo

This article has been relisted; see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joey Shabadoo (2nd nomination). I am notifying all participants in the first AfD. Chick Bowen 20:54, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Cell

I 18 is a Z fighter. However I wanted to say that I have gotten rid of the page # templates that have been placed on the article, this is because most other anime and manga pages don't do this, and I really don't think it is really nessary. That policey is more for long novels than manga volumes with pictures and 17 pages. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 19:40, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Of course I know which page numbers they take place in. I can immediatally reference Dragon Ball Z volumes 12-26 and Dragon Ball Volumes 1-4 and 16 at the moment. The other part of my collection is with my dad in North Carolina (though as soon as my Dad remembers to ship the rest I should have all 42 Volumes). The reason that I only included the chapter is because some of the things in the chapter that I am referencing to are on multiple pages or are seen the entire chapter so I thought it was easier to just put the chapter because the chapters are comics and are around 17 pages which I thought would make it easy for anyone to find what I was referencing to. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 21:33, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Ok then its not really a big deal, I will make sure to reference the page(s) when making references. Also I must say that my dad is the exact opposite of a Dragon Ball fan. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 21:39, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Well I couldn't decide wether it was a personal attack, plain vandalism or both. So I put both. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 21:45, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Don't Worry about that, I still have 12-26 which includes the Cell Saga. References Ahoy!!! DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 22:34, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

On second thought I think it would be best to have just chapters and the volume for the references. I think this policey is for non picture novels. Also I realised that those getting the chapters from the shonen jump magazine would have different page numbers. Its also a pain in the butt when the thing that is being referenced is displayed throught the chapter and not said. Its also annoying when there are multiple pages. Pages are two specific, soon it would escalate to panels maybe even text bubbles! DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 22:46, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the save here, It seems that those Saga articles were loved by many a personal attacker eh? DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 22:51, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Cell shall be chapterized (no its not a word) by the day's end! DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 22:54, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

I really don't believe it was all one person, just a bunch of fans of the Funimation dub that are understandably upset as many of them believe Wikipedia to be a fan site. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 23:00, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

of Course though in this case he was speculating, which is ok to revert. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 23:32, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Harassment

Read this. --Ryu-chan (Talk | Contributions) 19:49, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Check this out. --Ryu-chan (Talk | Contributions) 20:59, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Re: Super Saiyan aritcle

The issue with the ref list was an incorrectly typed ref code in the Super Saiyan 2 section. I fixed it. I'm actually limiting myself here. It's easier and less stressful. I've actually started working on stuff at the Dragon Ball Wiki. My name is GarakTheSpy there, I re-registered because I hadn't been there in so long that I forgot my user name. --VorangorTheDemon 23:47, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I will stay at Wikipedia for now, however, I am going to limit my time spent here. It's too stressful to maintain edits every day. I think I'm going to limit it to every two days, or I'm actually not sure how little. But I will keep in contact with you as much as I usually do. And if you need help or start having problems, you can still ask me and I'll help you as best I can. :D--VorangorTheDemon 22:44, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

O dear, how rude of me. Happy Halloween to you as well, are you dressing up? --VorangorTheDemon 22:48, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Ah, cool. Have fun. I'm this guy for Halloween. Unfortunately I have to work. --VorangorTheDemon 22:56, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Might want to give him a refresher on the 3RR rule here, too.

[1]

I've tried explaining that the info he's adding just isn't that important, but he doesn't seem to be getting it:User talk:Lestralen HalfShadow 03:47, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Now he's hopped onto a random IP. I can't do anymore; I'm at two edits already and frankly I have bigger fish to fry. HalfShadow 03:56, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

They keep popping out of the woodwork, don't they? Thanks for the note.. Dreadstar † 03:57, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

I shortened the block a bit on good faith. Let me know if it starts up again and I'll revisit...Dreadstar † 04:12, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

What are the chances that 24.167.169.163 and 24.27.177.46 are from the same ISP? Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 04:15, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Look like socks to me... Dreadstar † 04:17, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

I'd suggest putting in a Wikipedia:Suspected sockpuppets report, include this one, I'm suspicious of who actually did that edit. Dreadstar † 08:11, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

A checkuser would be nice, I'm not sure how long it will take - I think there's a backlog of requests. It looks like we have two different ISP's, one out of VA and one out of Atlanta. Dreadstar † 17:55, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sock puppetry/Notes for the suspect. Dreadstar † 20:27, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Wow! That checkuser list grows by the second! Dreadstar † 05:03, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

YYH

YYH is often described as a shonen fighting manga :) WhisperToMe 07:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Not really the same as martial arts film - It is in the same category as Dragon Ball Z.. It has supernatural and fighting elements. WhisperToMe 07:08, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure if it did... WhisperToMe 07:12, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

I'll have to check to see if Togashi states that DBZ actually influenced him, and to what degree. YYH was released just after DBZ, but stating that YYH had influence from DBZ would require for me to pore through interviews... I do not know where interviews written in English are... WhisperToMe 23:44, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thanks very much for the Barnstar, I'll try to live up to it! DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 19:38, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Allright, mostly spent editing wikipedia and giving trick or treaters candy. Any news on Cell's good article nomination? I think it should be considered one as it has been edited to near perfection. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 20:35, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Well seeing as Cell died, I thought past tense would sound more out of universe. I think the past tense sounds more out of universe and informal as well. Also, could you check out the Namek Saga & the Saiyan Saga pages, two differen't users have been adding unsourced and terribly written plot summaries. The one on the Saiyan saga refuses to listen and kept reading the information back until I had the page protected. However I fear that the user will re add it once his 4 day new user period is over. I really can't seem to get through to him. Help? DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 20:52, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

I see your point, I will covert the page to the present tense. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 21:32, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

I have finished putting the article in the present tense, though I am going to check over it to make sure it sounds grammatically correct. Also I think that the picture we have of Cell now is quite good, as it shows a good head- torso shot him. Though I am thinking that maybe we should simply have a forms and transformations section instead of apperance, do you think that would work? Also I can't seem to find a good dragon Ball image site that isn't riddle with spyware like myfavoritegames.com is, even though I have mcafee, I am still not sure about going back on that site. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 22:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

I don't think those pictures are really all that good, maybe merge some of the pictures on the daizex transformation guide? DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 22:31, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Unfortunetally, I have no experiance with this kind of thing, nor have the program you discribed. Maybe we should find a user that can? DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 22:37, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Shinigami

I wouldn't classify them as either. Samurai is a profession, more or less, and swordsmen would imply a single skill, when that is most a matter of circumstance. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 20:56, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Neither. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

InuYasha Japanese characters

As far as I know, all the main and recurring ones are. I know that in the anime (and possibly a movie or two), there were demons coming from China in a few stand alone stories. But as the category contains List of Love Hina characters which has a few non-Japanese characters, I don't see what prevents putting the entire InuYasha characters category under Japanese anime and manga characters, instead of trying to find which InuYasha characters aren't and make individual links.--Boffob 22:46, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

As the InuYasha category is already a subcategory of the other, all individual characters from InuYasha should no longer be directly in the Japanese character category.--Boffob 23:16, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Sure, I'll help.--Boffob 23:21, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

OK, I left all characters from N up, if any of them is still in the Japanese anime category.--Boffob 23:36, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Are you saying you want to delete all the InuYasha character pages or just the minor ones? I agree that many articles could be bundled together, but I don't think there's a point to try and do this for the main characters and the important recurring ones.--Boffob 18:01, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

OK, the minor ones can definitely be bundled into list articles (I know there's already a List of minor InuYasha characters). But yeah, it can sit for a bit. You might want to ask some other InuYasha contributors about it too, see what they think.--Boffob 19:41, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Sockpuppet

Similar attitudes is hardly damning evidence. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 23:19, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

It wouldn't do any harm. I say go for it. At worst you get a negative result. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 23:25, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Tenjho Tenge sengoku-jidai?‎

It was listed on the Italian Sengoku period page along with InuYasha. I just believed it and added the category. I don't know the manga myself.—Graf Bobby 23:21, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Re:Astro Boy (character), Pt. III

I reverted the article to the way it was on 18 October 2007. "Personality" was original research, "Cameos" duplicated "Appearances", "Video Game series" was unnecessary and "Merchandise" insubstantial.

I'm guessing South Park's Imaginationland was the reason for the accumulated cruft.--Nohansen 03:53, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Buu Hoo

I'm at a loss to understand your take on disambiguating. What is B.U.U.? It's a completely erroneous page created to satisfy an incomprehensible interpretation of dab formatting that exists nowhere else on Wikipedia. Show me one other example where this has happened - God knows I've shown you enough examples of our common practice to disambiguate article titles. We don't create acronyms for things, but we do disambiguate articles by their initials. There is a big difference. As to your insistence not to delete content, what content??? You're a great editor, hence the reason this has really surprised me. Deiz talk 06:46, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

To this: You've taken your sysop too seriously, methinks. Redirects exist for the purpose of searching. You type something in, you get where you're going. Redirects do not exist for the purpose of being used. That's just silly. If we were to go by that attitude, why, I couldn't even describe the multitude of foolish actions that would arise. Not to say your particular action is foolish, but it is very weird and wholly unnecessary. As for Ichigo, go read it again. I do like to compromise if possible, and your version created an awkward pause. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 09:51, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

No, that's not what I'm implying. I think this is where you're getting confused. You're reading too much into what people are saying. There is no point on the mosdab page that advocates the use of redirects. You've convinced yourself there is, but there's not. Dab pages link directly to articles and, failing that, sections within others. What you should have done, and I would be completely ok with you doing this now, is anchor link the character's name within the article (the span id is already set up) and pipe that. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 10:02, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

There is no only time. Only times largely do not exist. There are useful times and helpful times, but no mandatory ones. In the cause of disambiguation, it is generally not helpful. You want to send people right to their article. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 10:13, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Not at all. There can be several protagonist of equal standing (Power Rangers) or several of varied standing (Naruto). Main implies importance over others. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 10:25, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

If you haven't yet seen it, here's some information on redirects: Wikipedia:Redirect. Dreadstar † 08:24, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

fictional

Actually, it looks like a compromise may have been achieved in that first sentence. It does now start with the statement about being a fictional character. Since the other person is now at least trying to compromise, I'll refrain from butting in for the moment because that might just annoy him/her, but I will keep an eye on where it goes from here just in case. Wryspy 19:42, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: Beelzebub (Sand Land)

After a brief look at the page, I find the "Sources" section very awkard. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 02:05, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Prefect cell.gif)

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Zanpakuto

I left a reply re: zanpakuto on my talk page. Big red01027 18:55, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Re:YuYu Hakusho episodes

Thanks. I watched the anime a while back and thus started cleaning up the episode list. Mind you, the old format (see List of YuYu Hakusho episodes (Chapter Black Saga) or List of YuYu Hakusho episodes (Saga of the Three Kings)) makes it a pain in the ass to work with, since switching to {{Japanese episode list}} is extremely tedious. As to your question, I own none of the manga. For comparison purposes you can see List of Claymore chapters, List of Naruto chapters (Part I), or List of Naruto chapters (Part II) (all FLs which I wrote incidentally) for what the chapter list should look like. Therefore you need:

1. Someone who can provide you with the kanji and romanji.
2. Someone with the English titles.
3. Someone familiar enough with the volumes to write summaries (they're close enough to the anime I believe though).

If you have that, then the list should be good. As for the character lists, you need information on their conception/design/reception, as well as cutting all the extraneous in-universe details. In other words: the author's thoughts on the character during the design process, any changes made at given time, any merchandise released on the character, critical commentary from secondary sources. You get the gist. Whether these exist or not is unknown to me. Given that the manga and anime have concluded, your chances might be higher at finding it though. Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 00:25, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Redirects

I thought the issue was around disambiguating acronyms or abbreviations, so I wanted you to see the WP:R Spellings misspellings tenses and caps section on "abbreviations", I thought it might help with the acronym/abbreviation issue, wich looked like a redirect from a title with an abbreviation..like B.U.U. - but I really didn't follow the whole discussion between talk pages..so, it may be worthless to you. Dreadstar † 19:17, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Smiles, everyone

Doczilla has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

It's always prudent to peek in again on the work of someone with whom you've had a disagreement in case (a) you hope to get along better with them in the future or (b) they're plotting against you and you need to know it. I'm generally not that prudent actually, but despite the differences we had, I was certain that you are a bright, capable, and conscientious person working on becoming a great Wikipedia editor. I have been impressed with how quickly you take lessons to heart, seek out relevant guidelines, and strive to implement them in effective ways that also educate others. I hope things are going well for you. Doczilla 21:41, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Arrancar category

More like didn't quite read through. Just sorta skimmed the diff. It's fine. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 21:04, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: non-English terms

Hi, I am aware of the guideline about italicizing non-English terms. It should be noted however that formatting is not generally used in titles on Wikipedia, even if it looks like it should be - I have not time right now, but will try to find a precedent for you lated. WP:MOS does not say anything about the matter as far as I can tell, so your edit is technically fine, but we should keep Wikipedia consistent. -- Ynhockey ^(Talk) 05:50, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

It used to be in MOS headers, but I think they redirected that. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 23:56, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Same as Might Guy is written in western order (Dosu, Kin, Zaku, too), Jiruga is his last name. You've misinterpreted the edit summary. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 11:09, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Seems fine. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 20:16, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Category talk headers

There is no reason to remove the talk headers from categories' talk pages. Categories have talk pages. Some categories need a lot of discussion. Doczilla 01:15, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

You saw something that looked wrong and sought to fix it. There's nothing wrong with that. We learn by editing. Sometimes you find out a new reason why some logically seeming edit just doesn't fit some policy, guideline, or norm you had no reason to know about. You've clearly shown that when you find out something like that, you can learn from it, adapt, and implement it (like when you've explained to others the need to clarify fiction). Anyway, Wikipedia creates talk pages to go with its category pages. Their pages get classified as Cat-class to disguish them from the classes for regular articles. Many categories need no discussion. Those that do don't usually need a lot. Most categories that need a serious review wind up in CfD, but not all of them.

Best, Doczilla 02:15, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: "Thanks. I'd like to know from you which categories really need talkheaders, if possible." It's a good question. I'd have answered sooner, but I didn't immediately have a good answer. It's not a template I'd ever added to an article before. It just happened to notice that it had been removed from a Category whose talk page I was looking at. After restoring it, it occurred to me that whoever removed it from one talk page probably removed it from more. The template's own talk page might be a good page to get a discussion going to come up with some consensus. I would suggest that you strike up a discussion at Template_talk:Talkheader. You might want to check edit histories on the pages you'd removed it from, see which editors added that template to those pages, and invite them to join the discussion. Doczilla 06:34, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

DBZ cruft war

Ugh sorry I took so long to respond. I have been swamped with reverting edits by other users. I have started a FAQ on the wikiproject page, just so we don't have to deal with this anymore. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 22:59, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

DBZ page, and others

Yes, Sesshomaru. I will keep an eye on the DB and DBGT pages as soon as possible. Greg Jones II 11:11, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Byakuya vs Byakuya Kuchiki

There's no piping involved here, so I don't see where in the guidelines it says the disambig link should be Byakuya (Bleach), which redirects, instead of Byakuya Kuchiki, the direct link, which does contain the possibly confused "Byakuya" name in it.--Boffob 20:25, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

So now you made a disambiguation page, for no other reason than your own interpretation of the MoS. But read the rules you mention. Piping is not to be done, and you did, just to put italics on InuYasha and Bleach. Additionally a redirect is preferred only if the redirect target does not contain the disambiguation title. Byakuya Kuchiki most definitely contains Byakuya, so the direct link conforms to the MoS. You're edit warring for nothing.--Boffob 21:40, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

I have not done 3 reverts, merely 1, after two different edits. And I still see no reason to pick a piping redirect over a non-piping direct link which contains the title.--Boffob 01:32, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

My first edit was not a revert, as you made the article in the first place. And I did start a discussion. --Boffob 01:42, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Cell Image

I mean this in no offense to you sesshomaru, but that picture you uploaded is just really bad. The previous image is much clearer and less close up. It shows most of Cell's features which is better than the image that is currentally on the article. I want Cell to be a good article too but I don't believe that image is the answer. However, since this is simply a matter of opinion, I suggest that we bring the discussion to WP:DBZ for a wider consensus, sound good? DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 21:55, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Tiny question

Why are Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT all stubs?—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 01:11, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Redirects

The "housekeeping" speedy deletion criterion is not for deleting ordinary redirects, especially ones created following pagemoves (eg galactic quadrant (Star Trek)). --bainer (talk) 06:06, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

I did not know that. Redirects from page moves are never deleted unless they're nonsense titles, correct? Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 20:56, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Redirects in general are not deleted unless they're nonsense titles ("implausible" is the word that the speedy deletion criteria use). This is particularly the case for redirects resulting for pagemoves because although we can track down internal links to the redirect, we have no idea about external links to the redirect. Removing it may well break incoming links, which is not very user friendly! --bainer (talk) 00:50, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Disambig page

You can do it, but then I'll AfD it. It does not need to exist, as the core article was fine. You've broken a lot of links with what you did, and this is the most pain-free way to correct it. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 05:30, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

It's not a matter of you fixing anything. You could do anything you want to the page and it would still just be a mistake you made in trying to use that redirect. There are only two terms: Byakuya, which used to be the core topic, and Byakuya the Bleach character, whom readers were easily directed to through the hatnote. What you have done is disruptive to the InuYasha character and altogether unnecessary. Just let it die to the problem can fix itself. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 05:46, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

I'd rather you simply restore the Prod. It saves the trouble of an AfD. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 05:52, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Your edits to the Manga article

I've replied on the Manga discussion page. I kept most of your changes -- and this kind of attention to detail is always welcome -- but one I changed back. Please see the discussion page for Manga for more about this. Timothy Perper (talk) 15:05, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Kuwabara Hon'inbo

It is rendered "Kuwabara Hon'inbo" - In that case, "Hon'inbo" is a title and Kuwabara is a family name. In Japanese he is also called "Kuwabara Hon'inbo"

In the case of Hon'inbo Shusaku ... Hon'inbo is the family name and Shusaku the given name. WhisperToMe (talk) 08:35, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Yep - somewhere along the line, Hon'inbo switched into being a title. WhisperToMe (talk) 08:45, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Death Note

As for that.. I have not seen a case where Light killed a man by only using his first name, so I would rm the first name statement from any articles. WhisperToMe (talk) 08:36, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Since "first name" implies a surname also exists, any reference to just using the first name would be incorrect. The full (and true) name is needed, thought middle names dont seem to matter. For example, if Light where to target Cher, he would need to write Cherilyn LaPierre, but not necessarily Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre. Nothin' against Cher, she was just the first I thought of. Hope that helps. Onikage725 (talk) 10:25, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

DB manga article

Just to let you know, I restored that one. I did removed the analysis of the series' themes, as it was entirely original research. The rest just needs cleanup though. The Plot/Evolution sections, by nature of being plot info written in summary style, don't technically need sources. However, someone actually did insert sources of manga chapters, which are a viable first-party source. They didn't use the correct format, but that's an editorial thing we just need to tidy up.

The Journey to the West section- I'm certain we can find a source cuz it is common knowledge (actually common knowledge amongst those knowledgeable on the subject falls in with what doesnt need a source, but I'd still like to find one). There is mention in the Newbie Guide on Daizex of the origins (and the Nyoi-bo speciifically), which could go as a 3rd party source, specifically self-published. I know such are to be used sparingly, but there shouldn't be a problem in this case. I believe the Kintoun (Nimbus) is directly taken from the Chinese novel as well. So I'll dig around.

Editing of the North American version does have some sources in the form of comparable manga chapters for both versions. Again, the issue is just that the citation format is incorrect and needs some editing. This is a clean-up case, not a deletion of OR case.

Relation to the Anime shouldn't need a source neyond the shows themselves, except maybe a citation that Toriyama didn't do GT. Whether we decide to cite something or not, the section isn't in error and doesn't qualify as OR.

Influence section borders on OR, but I'm going to try to source it and expand it. I'm not sure if Super Sonic's mention should stay, we'll see if a source is on it. I did find an interview with Yuji Naka (http://sonicjam.wikidot.com/aii2005:dec30) where he says Toriayma never commented on Super Sonic. We could mention something like the Super Sonic article about it being widely beleived, but Yuji Naka has stated AT never commented on such. However, Yoshio Sawai (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) has done parody of Dragon Ball at least three times- one piece of DBZ art done in his style, one parody manga done for Shonen Jump's 2005 gag special (theres a download of this up on daizex actually), and at least once in parody in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto) has named Toriyama and Dragon Ball as one of his major influences. Seishi Kishimoto (666 Satan/O-Parts Hunter) has stated he shares the same influences as his brother. Eiichiro Oda (One-Piece) has also said Toriyama's DB and Dr. Slump are his biggest influences, which in part lead to Cross Epoch as well as the collaborative video game Battle Stadium D.O.N. The South Park movie had a DBZ parody (Cartman powering up the V-Chip via swearing to fire blasts). I'm not a huge fan of the IMDB, but I do believe it is an allowable source and I know that last one at least is cited there under "Movie Connections" (at least until a better ref could be found). Mr. Fullswing parodies DB at least once, as does Excel Saga. I'm also checking to see if Shining Gundam's (Mobile Fighter G-Gundam) Super mode is DBZ based or not (more likely GaoGaiGar-inspired, but I'm checking). Robot Chicken had a Dragon Ball parody in the second season (I have to look up which episode, but its the one where they "save Christmas"). And of course, Toriyama's own Neko Majin parodies DBZ. Also, the DB Kanzenban volumes came with pamphlets containing DB-inspired images drawn by current famous manga artists in their own styles. So this section can easily be expanded and sourced.

I'm sorry this is so long, but this is a major issue and you have your doubts as to the quality of these articles. I just wanted to go section by section so we can illustrate what the specific problems are. Your thoughts? Onikage725 (talk) 10:25, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

I hadn't noticed. I didn't go that far down in the edit summary. I'll take a look when I have time. Technically, though, you don't need me to add the info back in, if you feel it improves the article. Onikage725 (talk) 01:31, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Daizenshuu

I haven't seen Steve Simmons on the forums (doesn't mean he isn't there, but not to my knowledge). Mike/VegettoEX runs the site and participates in the forums. His co-runner Julian is very good at Japanese (studies it at the college level and lived there for a bit too- might stillbe there, I'm not sure). They actually just did a giveaway of Daizenshuu 2. Castor Troy is on the forums there. I dunno if you remember his old site 3G (Ginga Giri Gir), but he used to have Daizenshuu scans up. A few of the other forum posters also own the Daizenshuu and/or Dragon Box DVD sets, and are usually pretty good at posting screen caps. By way of example, someone hosted these- http://img189.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daizenshuupowerlevels18ah.jpg and http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/2931/yehbiatch7zt.jpg, power levels from the french translation of Daizenshuu 7. I know we aren't doing power levels, that's just an example. Actually, let me ask, but Folken might have some of the French releases (France didn't get the complete set, but they did get a number of them officially released, and having them in a roman alphabet is helpful for verification). Onikage725 (talk) 14:24, 20 November 2007 (UTC)